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1915 Indianpolis 500
31 May Indianpolis - : 804.675 km (4.023 km x 200 Laps)
: 500 Miles (2.5 Miles x 200 Laps)
Pole Position: Howard Wilcox (Peugeot) 1.31.0
Fastest Lap: N/A
Result:
1 2 2 Ralph DePalma Mercedes 5:33:55.51
2 3 3 Dario Resta Peugeot 5:37:24.94
3* 5 5 Gil Anderson Stutz 5:42:27.58
4* 4 4 Earl Cooper Stutz 5:46:19.36
5 15 11 Eddie O'Donnell Duesenberg 6:08:13.27
6 8 7 Bob Burman Peugeot 6:13:19.61
7 1 1 Howard Wilcox Stutz 6:14:19.73
8 10 9 Tom Alley Duesenberg 6:15:08.01
9* 19 16 William Carlson Maxwell 6:19:55.90
10 7 14 Noel Van Raalte Sunbeam 6:35:23.43
11 28 24 Willie Haupt Emdem 7:04:01.70
Did Not Finish:
14 13 Harry Grant Subbeam 184 Loose mud apron
21 17 Tom Orr Maxwell 168 Broken rear axle brng
6 6 Jean Porporato Sunbeam 164 Frozen piston
18 15 Joe Cooper Duesenberg 154 Wrecked SS
* 22 18 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg 124 Broken connecting rod
16 12 George Babcock Peugeot 117 Broken cylinder
9 8 Art Klein Duesenberg 111 Disqualified smoking
23 19 Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell 103 Broken connecting rod
27 23 Louis Chevrolet Cornelian Sterling 76 Broken valve
17 13 John DePalma Delage 41 Broken flywheel
24 20 John Mais Mercer 23 Disqualified, left course
26 22 George Hill Bugatti 20 Broken water pump
25 21 Charles Cox Mercer 12 Broken timing gear
* relieved drivers
Relief Drivers starting driver
5 John Aitken Stutz Gil Anderson
4 John Aitken Stutz Earl Cooper
19 Hughie Hughes Maxwell William Carlson
22 Billy Chandler Duesenberg Ralph Mulford
Non qualifiers:
7 Barney Oldfield Sunbeam 1:36.0 / 93.750 Withdrew
12 Jack LeCain Peugeot 1:40.5 / 89.500 DQ-too many Peugeots
28 Grant Donaldson Emdem 1:52.0 / 80.360 Disqualified-inexperience
7 W. W. Brown DuChesneau Did not qualify
18 Erwin Bergdoll Bergdoll Did not qualify
19 Grover Bergdoll Bergdoll Did not qualify
20 Glover Ruckstell Mercer Did not qualify
21 Joe Nikrent Mercer Did not qualify
22 Barney Oldfield Mercer Did not qualify
22 Eddie Pullen Mercer Did not qualify
24 Willie Haupt Bergdoll Did not qualify
26 Hughie Hughes Porter Did not qualify
27 Charles Keene Porter Did not qualify
28 Neil Whalen Porter Did not qualify
31 Carl Limberg Sunbeam Did not qualify
33 Bob Burman Peugeot Did not qualify
34 Tom Orr Mercer Did not qualify
35 Ralph Mulford Duesenberg Did not qualify
36 Edward McNay Mercer Did not qualify
40 Charles Shambaugh Buick Did not qualify
41 James Hill Bals Did not qualify
Qualifying Times:
| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make/Model | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Howdy Wilcox | Stutz/Stutz | 98.900 |
| 2 | 2 | Ralph DePalma | Mercedes/Mercedes | 98.580 |
| 3 | 3 | Dario Resta | Peugeot/Peugeot | 98.470 |
| 4 | 4 | Earl Cooper | Stutz/Stutz | 96.770 |
| 5 | 5 | Gil Anderson | Stutz/Stutz | 95.140 |
| 6 | 6 | Jean Porporato | Sunbeam/Sunbeam | 94.740 |
| 7 | 8 | Bob Burman | Peugeot/Peugeot | 92.400 |
| 8 | 9 | Art Klein | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 90.450 |
| 9 | 10 | Tom Alley | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 90.000 |
| 10 | 14 | Harry Grant | Sunbeam/Sunbeam | 89.290 |
| 11 | 15 | Eddie ODonnell | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 88.930 |
| 12 | 16 | George C. Babcock | Peugeot/Peugeot | 89.460 |
| 13 | 17 | John DePalma | Delage/Delage | 87.040 |
| 14 | 7 | Noel Van Raalte | Sunbeam/Sunbeam | 86.870 |
| 15 | 18 | Joe Cooper | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 85.550 |
| 16 | 19 | Billy Carlson | Maxwell/Maxwell | 84.110 |
| 17 | 21 | Tom Orr | Maxwell/Maxwell | 83.550 |
| 18 | 22 | Ralph Mulford | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 82.720 |
| 19 | 23 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Maxwell/Maxwell | 81.970 |
| 20 | 24 | John A. Mais | Mais/Mercer | 81.970 |
| 21 | 25 | G.C. Cox | Cino/Mercer | 81.520 |
| 22 | 26 | George Hill | Bugatti/Bugatti | 81.520 |
| 23 | 27 | Louis Chevrolet | Cornelian/Sterling | 81.010 |
| 24 | 28 | Willie Haupt | Emden/Emden | 80.360 |
RACE NOTES:
1) Total Purse: $54,300
2) Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. AAA Sanction No. 800
3) 300 cu in maximum displacement
4) Minimum of 80 mph qualifying - 1 lap
5) Starting lineup according to qualifying speed
6) Race postponed from May 29th to May 31st - rain
7) Attendance 83,000
8) Noel Van Raalte orginally enter under the name of Noel Graham as avoid
British government finding out as he was supposed to be testing aero
Engines for the government.